Recent Developments in Hispanic Linguistics

This article will provide an introduction to the field of Spanish for Specific Purposes (SSP) in the United States (U.S.) (situated within a global context) and will discuss the advantages of SSP courses and programs in U.S. university Spanish curricula. It will then provide an overview of trends in the development of the SSP field in Europe, Latin America, and the U.S. by comparing the SSP faculty profiles, motivations for including SSP in language curricula, theoretical frameworks underlying S